ereaders
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Ask LH: Do I Have To Turn My Ereader Off On Planes?
26Dear Lifehacker, Do I have to turn off my ereader during take-off and landing? I have a Sony Reader — it uses virtually no power at all. The “off” switch simply disables the touch screen so you don’t accidentally flip through pages whilst carrying it around. Every time I am using it on a flight,…
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Amazon Wants To Pay You To Write Terrible Fan-Fiction
Fan-fiction — amateur books and stories based on established authors’ characters and worlds — is a hugely popular pastime among people with too much time on their hands. Sites like Fanfiction.net regularly receive thousands of submissions a week ranging from Dr. Who/Transformers crossovers to the further adventures of Anne Frank (no really). Now, Amazon wants…
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DIY Ereader Or Tablet Boom Gives You Hands-Free Reading
Ereaders and small tablets are designed to be lightweight, but if you want an even more comfortable experience reading in bed, you can build this simple boom to hold the device for you.
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Amazon Introduces Kindle Fire Touch Tablet, Cheap Kindles
Amazon introduced the Kindle Fire today, a 7-inch Android tablet for $US199 — a good 300 bucks cheaper than the iPad. Amazon also will be offering regular and touch Kindles at seriously attractive prices, starting at $US79. Further sweetening the pot, free 3G will be offered in the Kindle touch 3G.